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The2014CHiPsforKids toy drive campaign was an unprecedented success thanks to the generosity of donors. "The amount of toys and support we received from our community this year was truly incredible," said Red Bluff Area CHP Com- mander Lt. Lou Aviles. "By the end of our program we received over 1,000 toys. Naturally none of this would have been possible without the support and contributions of our com- munity. Between our col- lection boxes around town and a few extremely gener- ous anonymous donors, we were able to put a toy in the hands of nearly 1,000 chil- dren in our community that may not have received a toy for Christmas." Dozens of local establish- ments, businesses and com- munity organizations col- lected toys or helped wrap presents; and anonymous donors went on a local shopping spree and brought nearly four shopping carts overflowing with toys. Toys for Tots also as- sisted by donating cases of board games. A local teen hosted her birthday party but instead of presents for herself, she asked her friends to bring a toy to donate to CHiPs For Kids. "The show of support for our program was truly over- whelming," Aviles said. "We had the fun part of giving a child a toy, but we know it would not have been pos- sible without community support. It was certainly very heartwarming to see all these toys and to know they went into the hands of a deserving child." The Red Bluff CHP office thanks everyone who par- ticipated in its 2014 CHiPs For Kids campaign. Christmas toy drive a huge success COURTESYPHOTO California Highway Patrol mascot Chipper poses with Jessie Woods, owner of The Gold Exchange, and Lt. Lou Aviles, commander of the Red Bluff Area CHP. The annual Christmas Bird Count for Tehama County is set for Saturday, so the monthly Bird Walk at the Sacramento River Discovery Center has been postponed to Jan. 10. Bruce Deuel will lead the January Bird Walk at 8 a.m. — the usual time. BIRDING Monthly bird walk postponed due to annual bird count By Shirley Felder Dear Diary, yes it's me again. What's that? You haven't heard from me in a long time? I do not need any sarcastic remarks from you, Dear Diary. This year I have promised myself that I will faith- fully keep a personal gar- den journal. If Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Indepen- dence, third president of the United States, writer of more than 20,000 let- ters could somehow find spare time to meticu- lously document growing over 300 varieties of more than 90 different plants over a span of more than 60 years, I am sure I can keep a garden journal this year. How hard can it be? This is what I will in- clude. The exact seeds and plants that are sowed and planted and the time of year planted. Planting proce- dures and spacing of rows. The important milestones, such as when the first leaves and blossoms appear, to the day the veggies arrive at the table. The weather condi- tions. How much and how often the garden is watered. Any disease or pests and how they are controlled. I will document every suc- cess and failure. This is not everything I will include in my journal, it is just a short list. The important part is to get in the habit of detail- ing what goes on in the veg- gie garden so I can be more prepared for the next sea- son. I will use a three-ring binder for my journal and include some graph pa- per to sketch garden spaces so I know where the crops need to be rotated in com- ing years. Jefferson was a big fan of crop rotation. He rotated his edibles so they weren't in the same place more than once every three or four years. He also had over 5000 acres at Monti- cello, so he did have room to move things around. This doesn't pertain to my planned garden jour- nal, but I found it inter- esting. Jefferson included some recipes in his jour- nal. The recipes were quite common for the day, which was to boil every- thing. The following is a recipe found in Thomas Jefferson's own handwrit- ing: "Cabbage Pudding: Shred ½ pound of lean beef and a pound of suet very fine, the yolks of 3 eggs, one spoonful grated bread, some sweet herbs, pepper, salt and onion. It will fill a cabbage which must be parboiled and opened at the top. Scoop it out till you think it will receive the meat. Fill it, close it up, tie it hard and close in a cloth. When it has boiled a little, tie it closer. It must boil 2-½ hours." This may have been his favorite way to have cabbage cooked. Well, Dear Diary, this is my plan for a garden journal. I hope it is not too ambitious. I also hope this same time in 2016, I will be able to look back at the year 2015 secure in the knowledge that when it comes time to plant my next garden I will never wonder what happened and what to do because it will all be documented. "I know of no way of judging the future, but by the past", Patrick Henry. RedBluffGardenClubis a member of Cascade Dis- trict, California Garden Clubs, Inc. and Pacific Re- gion, National Garden Clubs, Inc. RED BLUFF GARDEN CLUB DearDiary,resolve to keep a journal The Redding Rodeo theme contest begins to- day and will run through Jan. 31. The theme must be short and create a sub- ject matter that all entrants can decorate around. Con- sider in your theme all the events of rodeo week. More than one suggestion can be included in your letter. The winner will be the special guest of the Asphalt Cowboys in the parade and will receive an award of $100 in cash. TheReddingRodeoWeek Parade will be on Saturday, May 16. Enterearlyandoften as the earliest postmark will be considered in case of a tie. All entries should be mailed to the Asphalt Cow- boys at PO Box 992211, Red- ding, 96099-2211. No entries will be accepted after Jan. 31. For information, call Tom Spade at 241-0201 or 227-6859. This year's parade co-chairmen are Spade and Brian Walton. ASPHALT COWBOYS Redding Rodeo holding theme contest The following informa- tion has been compiled from Red Bluff Police De- partment, Tehama County Sheriff's Department, Corning Police Department and California Highway Pa- trol logs. Arrests MichelleDawnJohnson: 29, of Anderson was arrested Tuesday at North Main Street and State Route 36W on outstanding charges of felony failure to appear and misdemeanor failure to ap- pear. Bail was $46,000. Marian Lynn Kindrick: 30, of Red Bluff was arrested Tuesday in the 200block of Belle Mill Road on an outstanding felony charge of possession of a controlled substance. Monique Cornelia Blanc: 21, of Corning was arrested Tuesday in the 700block of Walnut Street in Corning on a felony warrant. Michael John Smith: 48, of Redding was arrested Tuesday on an outstanding felony charge of failure to appear. Bail was $250,000. Burglary 19200block of Live Oak Road: A caller reported Tuesday that her gate and garage were tampered with, and tools were taken from her home. The au- thorities determined that items were moved during a welfare check at the residence. Loitering Tehama County Library: A caller requested extra patrol in the area Tuesday because transients were reportedly loitering and smoking around the library. The Fi h Avenue, Corning: A caller reported Tuesday that jewelry, a jar of loose change, a purse and a photo were stolen. POLICE LOGS CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. Thankyou! By Danielle Spang Are you facing foreclo- sure? We can help. We've all seen the mortgage re- lief ads. And we know it's tempting, because losing your home is scary. But schemes like these often do more damage than good. Phony companies contact consumers with offers to help negotiate or reduce their mortgage payments. Some of them collect fees up front, never to be heard from again. 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